Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-33021
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain a use-after-free vulnerability in sixel_encoder_encode_bytes() because sixel_frame_init() stores the caller-owned pixel buffer pointer directly in frame->pixels without making a defensive copy. When a resize operation is triggered, sixel_frame_convert_to_rgb888() unconditionally frees this caller-owned buffer and replaces it with a new internal allocation, leaving the caller with a dangling pointer. Any subsequent access to the original buffer by the caller constitutes a use-after-free, confirmed by AddressSanitizer. An attacker who controls incoming frames can trigger this bug repeatedly and predictably, resulting in a reliable crash with potential for code execution. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
Products affected by CVE-2026-33021
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.15.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.16.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.16.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.17.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.17.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.17.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.18.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.19.6
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.20.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.21.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.21.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.22.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.22.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.22.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.22.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.23.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.23.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.23.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.24.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.24.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.25.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.26.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.27.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.27.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:0.28.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.3.6
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.10
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.11
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.12
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.13
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.6
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.7
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.8
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.4.9
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.7.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.7.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.4
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.5
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.6
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cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.7